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Clarkston Board of Education approved pilot implementation of the Blessings in a Backpack program, Feb. 14. "Families don't struggle with food Monday through Friday," said Bruce Martin, Andersonville Elementary principal, the school testing the program....more >> |
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Singing, magic tricks and dancing were just a few treats from Clarkston Elementary's talent show on Feb. 11. Even Principal Dana Pennanen and the staff took to the stage, dancing to the "Cha Cha Slide....more >> |
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Sashabaw Middle School Junior Optimists Emma Whaley, vice president, Secretary Hannah Grindling, President C.J. Hughes, and classmates collected 210 canned and non-perishable food items during their Second Annual Souper Bowl of Caring....more >> |
The trickle down effect of the economy might be finally catching up with Oxford Community Schools as the district reported a decrease of 36 students after the Wednesday, Feb. 9 count day....more >> |
A Valentine's dance at Oxford Middle School Feb. 18 resulted in a drug bust, reports of multiple illnesses and a rumor that someone had spiked the pop served to students. An Oakland County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched to the school after it was discovered that two students, ages 13 and 14, allegedly smuggled marijuana into the dance for seventh and eighth-graders....more >> |
Glory isn't always achieved on some athletic field or in a classroom or even on a stage. Sometimes glory is attained in an auto shop where greasy hands armed with wrenches and screwdrivers engage in the ultimate battle of man versus machine....more >> |
Oxford Community Schools is in the bus purchasing business. At the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Feb. 14, the board approved the purchase of a used lift bus for special needs students at the cost of $31,000....more >> |
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The future of basketball in Oxford looks pretty bright thanks to a clinic program started by Shawn Regan. "It was a little bigger than I thought it would be," said Regan, who teaches physical education at Daniel Axford and Clear Lake elementaries A total of 38 second-grade boys and 28 girls from Daniel Axford participated in the fall and winter basketball clinics Regan established during the current school year....more >> |
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Samme Hein scarfs down some jello....more >> |
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Leonard Elementary fifth-graders showed off their musical skills last week by putting on a recorder concert for their schoolmates and parents. Dubbed a "Pajama Jam," the talented kids performed while wearing their favorite bedtime attire....more >> |
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Oxford High School got pumped up for the annual Winterfest basketball game Friday night with a pep assembly. Wacky games, friendly competition between classes and lots of cheering were all part of the fun....more >> |
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| 1897: Frank Capra, film director (It's A Wonderful Life). |
| 1902: Meredith Willson, composer and lyricist (The Music Man). |
| 1911: Joseph Vernon Big Joe Turner, blues singer. |
| 1918: John Paul II [Karol Jozef Wojtyla], Roman Catholic pope. |
| 1919: Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer. |
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| 1917: The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Service act, calling up soldiers to fight World War I. |
| 1931: Japanese pilot Seiji Yoshihara crashes his plane in the Pacific Ocean while trying to be the first to cross the ocean nonstop. He is picked up seven hours later by a passing ship. |
| 1933: President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. |
| 1942: New York ends night baseball games for the rest of World War II. |
| 1944: The Allies finally capture Monte Cassino in Italy. |
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